# Incident 19780625035979I: Frchld 1100, Maple Valley, WA, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Maple Valley, WA
- Airport: Cedar Grove
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3671° N, 122.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Valley, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3671&lon=-122.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5053F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5053F-1988-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 1100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625035979I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL ROTOR HIT THE GROUND DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. TAIL ROTOR TIP AND SHORT SHAFT WERE SEPARATED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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